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Andy Jones
Andy Jones has been writing for music production magazines and websites for almost as long as the synthesiser has been around. Which is just as well as that is his specialist subject and he loves everything electronic: from 70s Berlin school to 90s old skool, taking in the complete 80s along the way.
In 1982, Michael Jackson’s Thriller was released and is now the most successful album in history. In 2018, Classic Pop met the late Bruce Swedien, the man behind its recording,…
Trevor Horn interview
If there’s ever a doubt that music can change the world, just look at the mid-80s for proof. There was Band Aid and Live Aid, of course, but before that…
The Producers – Ben Hillier
Producer Ben Hillier has overseen albums by an extraordinary range of artists including Elbow, Blur, Nadine Shah and no less than three by Depeche Mode. Here he tells Classic Pop…
The Producers – Ken Scott
Ken Scott cut his studio teeth with The Beatles, but it was his work with David Bowie that transformed him into an iconic record producer and resulted in four legendary…
Mute Records’ Daniel Miller talks Vince Clarke
The story of Daniel Miller and Vince Clarke goes back 40 years. In this interview from 2020, the Mute Records founder candidly looks back over four decades with “A warm-hearted,…
The Producers – Nicky Graham
From The Nolans to PJ & Duncan via the mega-successful Bros, producer and songwriter Nicky Graham certainly knows how to score a chart-topping earworm – Yet there’s much more to…
Stephen Hague interview: The Hague summit
His productions are some of the defining moments from the last four decades of pop which launched – and relaunched – the careers of some of our most treasured…
Making Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Critical acclaim is one thing, but what Simple Minds really desired in 1982 was a hit record. With their fifth studio album, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), they finally got it,…
Making Air: Moon Safari
With Moon Safari, Air paved their own path, one that wasn’t dance or Britpop. Bonjour, you sexy boys… By Andy Jones Ironically, it was the high-bpm ravers who bought chillout…
Heaven 17: Glenn Gregory interview
When the Human League Mk.1 disintegrated, so began a race with big, big points at stake. Who would create the best album? Heaven 17’s singer shares his slant on the…